Bag or receptacle.



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BAG 0R RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION FILED IUNEQ. 1916.

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BERNARD RIES," OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

BAG- OR REGEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed June 9, 1916. Serial No. 102,679.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNARD Rims, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bags or Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bags, boxes or paper receptacles.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and convenient carrier for articles, particularly ice cream in cones, though my vention may be used as a receptacle for car rying other goods as well.

Further objects and advantages will be more fully described herein and specifically pointed out in the annexed claims recourse being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bag or receptacle looking toward the top or opening thereof.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the same.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of an open bag showing the bottom pulling strap, and Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of the same.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicate similar parts in all the several views:

1 is an ordinary paper bag or receptacle and is shown in a distended position, and 2 is its bottom formed with the bag and adapted to be partly folded over the bag before use, as in the usual manner.

3 is a movable false bottom or partition usually placed above the bottom 2 or about one third the length of the bag or may be more or less as desired.

The false bottom 3 is provided with any number of perforations 4: by which ice cream cones 46* may be placed when filled, with their points downward, as shown in Fig. 2, therefore the perforations are about the diameter of the middle of the cones. For other articles the holes are made the desired shape and size, as may be required.

The false bottom 3 is usually made of cardboard or pasteboard and is hingedly fitted within the bag by means of the paper hinge piece 5 pasted to one of the inner sides of the bag or receptacle.

As the false bottom is slightly smaller than the bag it has a free movement when the bag is distended or opened for use.

6 is a check strap usually made of'paper and pasted to the false bottom and is for the purpose of holding the bottom horizontally andsupporting the same in that posi tion, but when the bag is closed flat the strap folds along with it. The end of the strap may extend beyond the upper edge of the bag as at 7 to form a convenient means for manipulating the device, or I may use a separate gummed fastener pasted to the edge of the bag for closing or sealing the package and to prevent crushing of the articles.

In order to facilitate the opening of the bag I place a paper pull strap 8 in the cen ter of the bottom of the bag, Figs. 4c and 5, which consists of a piece of paper of suitable size and shape pasted to the bag, as at 9 in Fig. 5, 10 being the position of the pull strap when the bag or receptacle is folded or packed with other bags.

By holding the strap 7 in the right hand and pulling the strap 8 with the left the bag is quickly opened without the necessity of giving the arm a quick movement to distend the bag or having the occasion of putting the hand inside to open it.

By my invention I am enabled to produce a cheap and very eflicient holder or carrier for various articles besides'it occupies no more room than an ordinary paper bag when flat or as it comes from a package of other bags.

Instead of using the end of the strap 6 for keeping the receptacle closed I may use the strap 11, Fig. 2, gummed on one side andalso pasted to one side of the bag or receptacle. I may also extend the strap 6 so that it will continue to the inside fold at the bottom portion of the bag or receptacle so that it will pull the partition or false bottom 3 in place when the bag is opened from the top or by means of the pull strap 8.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described comprising a foldable member having a perforated non-detachable and non-foldable false bottom or partition having one end fixed to the inner surface of the bag and adapted to hingedly raise and lower from said fixed point in an arc of a circle when the bag is opened and closed, and strap holding means for the free end of the partition for limiting the up and down movement thereof.

2. A foldable paper bag having a nondetachable partition or false bottom and a flexible strap holding means therefor, said false bottom having one of its ends hingedly fitted t0 the interior of the bag and the fixed my signature in the presence of two other end belng free to swmg up and down witnesses.

in the are of a circle when the bag is opened V BERNARD RIES. and closed, sald strap holdlng means serv- 5 ing to limit the downward movement of the Witnesses: I free end of the false bottom. WALTER B. BURROW,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto af- WILLARD B. BLACK.

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Washington, D. G. 

